diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index d310c8f5..758befa3 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 T = $(sort $(wildcard *.t))
 
+PROVE := $(shell command -v prove 2> /dev/null)
+
+ifdef PROVE
+check:
+	prove .
+else
 check: $(T)
+endif
 
 clean:
 	$(RM) -r test-results/